Do you EU? Commission, Parliament, Council - what are they and …
WEBJan 30, 2020 · Image: EU Parliament The President of the Parliament, David Sassoli, began his career as a journalist in his native Italy and was elected an MEP for the centre-left Partito Democratico. Speaking at Davos, he described inequality as one of the biggest issues facing Europe , saying: “Environmental challenges can only be solved if we put the ...
EU elections 2024: Who won and lost – and what happens next?
WEBJun 14, 2024 · Despite the significant wins and losses, no single bloc emerged with an overall majority in the European Parliament. Centrist parties are working to form a coalition to support a second term for Ursula von der Leyen. Voters across Europe went to polls this month to make their voices heard in the 2024 European Parliament elections.
The EU parliamentary elections, explained | World Economic Forum
WEBMay 22, 2019 · The parliament shares power over these functions with the Council of the European Union. The parliamentary assembly determines which laws will affect the daily lives of the EU’s 500 million citizens, addressing areas like freedom of movement, food safety, intellectual property issues, environmental protections …
European Parliament declares symbolic 'climate emergency'
WEBNov 29, 2019 · However, the EU parliament’s vote should help shape policies for the bloc’s incoming executive head, Ursula von der Leyen, who assumes office on Dec. 1. The 28-nation EU is the first multilateral bloc to call a climate emergency, but joins numerous individual countries and cities from Argentina and Canada to New York and Sydney.
EU sets global standards with first major AI regulations | World ...
WEBDec 14, 2023 · With the political agreement, the EU moves toward becoming the first major world power to enact laws governing AI. Friday's deal between EU countries and European Parliament members came after nearly 15 hours of negotiations that followed an almost 24-hour debate the previous day.
EU backs human rights, environment checks for supply chains
WEBMar 27, 2024 · A new legislation on supply chain audit, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), has received the backing of a majority of European governments. It is expected to be voted through by the full European Parliament following approval of a revised version by that body’s Legal Affairs Committee.
5 key themes for reforming the EU, as elections approach
WEBMay 13, 2019 · 1. Fix the democratic deficit once and for all. Eurosceptics have long pointed to the EU’s “democratic deficit” as a flaw in the design of regional governance – this despite the fact that most heads of EU institutions are, with varying degrees of representation, democratically elected. But the current structure of representative ...
EU lawmakers back ban on goods linked to deforestation
WEBApr 24, 2023 · The European Parliament approved a landmark deforestation law on Wednesday to ban imports into the EU of coffee, beef, soy and other commodities if they are linked to the destruction of the world's forests. The law will require companies that sell goods into the European Union to produce a due …
New EU climate change deals ban new fossil fuel cars by 2035
WEBJul 1, 2022 · EU countries have clinched deals on proposed laws to combat climate change, backing a 2035 phase-out of new fossil fuel car sales and a multibillion-euro fund to shield poorer citizens from CO2 costs. The climate proposals aim to ensure EU reaches its 2030 target of reducing net emissions by 55% from 1990 …
What impact will the EU Data Act have on the digital economy?
WEBMar 9, 2022 · Europe aims to build a genuine single market for data and become a global leader in the data-agile economy. This follows a 2021 resolution through which the EU Parliament urged the EU Commission to present a regulation to encourage and enable greater and fairer flow of data in all sectors. In the …